Man killed in Daytona Beach crash

A 37-year-old Pennsylvania man died when the box truck he was passenger in was struck by a hydroplaning pickup coming off the eastbound Interstate 4 exit ramp, a Florida Highway Patrol release said.

By Mark I. Johnsonmark.johnson@news-jrnl.com

A 37-year-old Pennsylvania man died when the box truck he was passenger in was struck by a hydroplaning pickup coming off the eastbound Interstate 4 exit ramp, a Florida Highway Patrol release said.David Eisenthuth was riding in the box truck as it traveled south on Interstate 95 about 2:15 a.m. Thursday. At the same time, Skye Baldwin, 33, of Deltona, was driving her pickup eastbound on the I-4 exit ramp onto southbound I-95 near Daytona Beach, the release indicated.Baldwin told troopers she hydroplaned due to wet roads and lost control of her pickup.The front left of the pickup hit the right side of the box truck. That impact sent the box truck across all southbound lanes and into a light pole.A third car driven by Jessica Martin, 21, of Port Orange, struck debris left on the road by the first collision, the release said.Eisenhuth had to be extricated from the box truck and later died at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach.The release said Baldwin suffered only minor injuries during the accident, while Michael Chaffee, 35, of Pennsylvania — driver of the box truck — and Martin were not hurt.An investigation into the accident is ongoing, the release said.-- An earlier version had the incorrect day the crash occurred.